Announcements
July 28, 2010:
1) I erred in identifying some of the chapters for the AMSCO primary documents - specifically in the first two sets are one chapter off on my listing. To make it simple, just read from the identified pages and do not worry if the chapter number does not align with the pages.
2) To prepare for the test in the first week, know the answers to all of the questions in the handout bank, and the 10 questions at the end of each AMSCO chapter. Do NOT review the 80 question sample AP test at the end of AMSCO. Be sure you read all the required items on the wiki site, the Summer Reader, and the AMSCO chapters to prepare for the additional questions you do not see in advance.
To offer a general idea of some items to review - - - I make multiple versions of each test for APUSH. They share some questions but usually differ significantly.
On every test, I ask you about scholars and other commentators on American history. Often this comes through a matching section. Know the essential arguments of each author you read (wiki posts, OAH, book summaries, news weekly items, and other references in the Reader…). In similar fashion, review the opening pages of the Reader that focus on ideas (thinkers, scholars, and quotes on liberty/freedom).
Know the specifics of the Marshall Court.
There are a few questions on Bailey and AMSCO primary documents. There are a few questions on the specifics of social history of African Americans, women, the poor and soldiers presented, but not many.
3) Test and Reviews.
Test Date: Wednesday September 1.
Reviews.
For reviews, I require students to come with evidence of being prepared (notes, questions, etc.) I do not script the review, but instead use student questions to generate discussion and answers. So, come with questions and be ready to provide answers. I will hold two reviews for the Summer Test. You may attend both (or neither) as each raises different questions.
Review times:
a) Tuesday August 31, 3:15 - 4:00, room 444, and
b) Wednesday September 1, 7:00 - 7:55, likely room 447
July 13, 2010:
1) There are only five (5) prompts to answer. On the opening page of the assignment, I failed to change "10" (from last year) to "5".
2) On page 62 of the Summer Reader, I ask you to read about and know the major Marshall Court decisions. I suggest reading Baileys (chapter 11) but do not require these. The AP test will likely ask a multiple choice question on one of these cases, and we reference them fairly often. So, know the basics, but feel free to dig into the arguments, as they remain relevant today.
Announcements
July 28, 2010:
1) I erred in identifying some of the chapters for the AMSCO primary documents - specifically in the first two sets are one chapter off on my listing. To make it simple, just read from the identified pages and do not worry if the chapter number does not align with the pages.
2) To prepare for the test in the first week, know the answers to all of the questions in the handout bank, and the 10 questions at the end of each AMSCO chapter. Do NOT review the 80 question sample AP test at the end of AMSCO. Be sure you read all the required items on the wiki site, the Summer Reader, and the AMSCO chapters to prepare for the additional questions you do not see in advance.
To offer a general idea of some items to review - - -
I make multiple versions of each test for APUSH. They share some questions but usually differ significantly.
On every test, I ask you about scholars and other commentators on American history. Often this comes through a matching section. Know the essential arguments of each author you read (wiki posts, OAH, book summaries, news weekly items, and other references in the Reader…). In similar fashion, review the opening pages of the Reader that focus on ideas (thinkers, scholars, and quotes on liberty/freedom).
Know the specifics of the Marshall Court.
There are a few questions on Bailey and AMSCO primary documents.
There are a few questions on the specifics of social history of African Americans, women, the poor and soldiers presented, but not many.
3) Test and Reviews.
Test Date: Wednesday September 1.
Reviews.
For reviews, I require students to come with evidence of being prepared (notes, questions, etc.) I do not script the review, but instead use student questions to generate discussion and answers. So, come with questions and be ready to provide answers. I will hold two reviews for the Summer Test. You may attend both (or neither) as each raises different questions.
Review times:
a) Tuesday August 31, 3:15 - 4:00, room 444, and
b) Wednesday September 1, 7:00 - 7:55, likely room 447
July 13, 2010:
1) There are only five (5) prompts to answer. On the opening page of the assignment, I failed to change "10" (from last year) to "5".
2) On page 62 of the Summer Reader, I ask you to read about and know the major Marshall Court decisions. I suggest reading Baileys (chapter 11) but do not require these. The AP test will likely ask a multiple choice question on one of these cases, and we reference them fairly often. So, know the basics, but feel free to dig into the arguments, as they remain relevant today.
General Documents
2010 Summer On-line Readings
A Model of Christian Charity
Full Text
http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/sacred/charity.html
Excerpted
http://www.libertynet.org/edcivic/winthrop.html
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?documentprint=932
Discussion guide
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/149/149syllabus5summary.html
To prepare responses on the nature of the Revolution and our Founders, read
1) Gary Nash, “America’s Unfinished revolution”
http://hnn.us/articles/13177.html
2) Vindicating the Founders: Preface
http://www.vindicatingthefounders.com/preface/
Optional: http://www.vindicatingthefounders.com/reviews/
3) "Founders Chic: Our reverence for the Fathers has gotten out of hand”, by HW Brands, The Atlantic Monthly, September, 2003
http://reach.ucf.edu/~pos2041h/Founders%20Chic.htm
Alternative posting: http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/2003/09/brands.htm
4) Read the following article (posted as a word document) on the Alien and Sedition Acts
Order and Liberty